Annie
Book by Thomas Meehan
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Directed by: Jennifer Gauthier and Mickey Killianey
Music Director: Frank Johnson
Choreographer: Noelle E. DeWeese
Production Manager: Bobbe Sue Burns
Performance dates: November 19th through December 18th, 1999
Inspired by the popular comic strip "Little Orphan Annie", this major musical follows the life of the little waif Annie, and her dog Sandy as they charm the wealthy Daddy Warbucks. Highlighted by blockbuster songs such as, "Tomorrow", "It's a Hard Knock Life", and "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile". Our Christmas treat, Annie is a wonderful show for the entire family.
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8th Annual Community Talent Show
MC: Michael Lederman
Performance dates: January 5th, 6th and 7th, 2001
Over forty coastside performers delight audiences for the 9th consecutive year. Talent includes youth and adult bands, dancers, singers, storytellers, magicians, jugglers, acrobats, animal acts, and clowns. Bring the entire family, your neighbors, friends and anyone you meet on the street. This is worth it!
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The Sisters Rosensweig
Written by: Wendy Wasserstein
Directed by: Paul Anable
Performance dates: February 4th through February 26th, 2000
From the publisher:
Three Jewish middle-aged sisters, originally from Brooklyn, come together in Queen Anne's Gate, London, to celebrate the fifty-fourth birthday of Sara, the eldest, now a brilliant British banker. Divorced, a single mother, Sara no longer sees the necessity for romance. Gorgeous, the middle sister, is a suburban housewife and talk show personality. And Pfeni, journalist and travel writer, still hasn't written her serious book on the women of Tajikistan. Pfeni's boyfriend, Geoffrey, director of the hit musical The Scarlet Pimpernel, brings to Sara's house Mervyn, a faux furrier, "the world leader in synthetic animal protective covering." Sara meets Merv and finds that even at fifty-four there are possibilities. An exuberant, heart-warming, contemporary comedy by one of America's best playwrights.
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All in the Timing
Written by: David Ives
Directed by: Cate Jones
Performance dates: March 24th through April 15th, 2000
Six One-Act Comedies
This lively and clever series of "playlets" will provide an evening of hilarity as well as thought. Critically acclaimed and award-winning, these comedies combine wit, intellect, satire and just plain fun. Time Magazine declared it "Theatre that aerobicizes the brain and tickles the heart. Ives is a mordant comic who has put the play back in playwright." The New York Times proclaimed it was "Like sketches for some hilarious, celestially conceived review. The writing is not only very funny, it has the density of thought and the precision of poetry."
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CTC Annual Production
Directed by: Michael Lederman
Performance dates: April 28th through May 7th, 2000
Michael Lederman directs his class of around 100 children, often double casting to allow all children the opportunity to perform. This show promises to offer long lasting memories as children from age 4 through 14 tackle a wonderful new production. Don't miss it! This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity, and these shows always sell out!
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Lord of the Flies
Adapted by: Nigel Williams
Directed by: Michael Lederman
Set/Lighting Design by: Paul Anable
Performance dates: June 2nd through June 17th, 2000
Based on the novel by William Golding, Lord of the Flies tells the story of a group of boys who are stranded on a deserted island when the plane they were traveling in crashes over the ocean. Without adult leadership, these boys must learn to fend for themselves. They develop a "society" within which they operate. Ultimately, this society broke down into two groups: a group of "hunter/gatherers" led by an aggressive older teanager; the other was a more passive and submissive group led by a more philosphical boy. As these two "cultures" came more and more into conflict with each other, a lesson in how mores and customs are developed was shown. The publication Time and Tide touched upon perhaps the most important facet of this story when it said, "It is not only a first-rate adventure story but a parable of our times." This drama featured the talented youth of our community.
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Godspell
Music and new lyrics by: Steven Schwartz
Conceived and written by: John-Michael Tebelak
Directed by: Chuck Danskin
Music Directed by: Linda Jordan
Choreographed by: Leigh Ann Windell
Performance dates: July 14th through August 5th, 2000
Written in 1971, Godspell is a powerful rock musical which tells the story of Jesus' ministry on earth through the eyes of those around him. Stephen Schwartz, who wrote some of his best songs for this production, sends audiences home all over the world feeling inspired, joyous and content.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Adapted by: Dale Wasserman
Directed by: Roxane Ashe
Set design by: R. Dutch Fritz
Lighting and sound design by: Paul Anable
Performance dates: September 1st through September 16th, 2000
In this prize winning adaption of a classic novel of the 60’s, Ken Kesey's hero is Randle Patrick McMurphy, a boisterous, brawling, fun-loving rebel who swaggers into the world of a mental hospital and takes over.
A lusty, life-affirming fighter, McMurphy rallies the other patients around him by challenging the dictatorship of Nurse Ratched. He promotes gambling in the ward, smuggles in wine and women, and openly defies the rules at every turn.
But this defiance, which starts as a sport, soon develops into an all-out war between two relentless opponents: Nurse Ratched, backed by the full power of authority...McMurphy, who has only his own indomitable will. What happens when Big Nurse uses her ultimate weapon against McMurphy provides the story's shocking climax. Both hilariously funny and deeply moving.
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